How to Cut Crown Moulding for a Ceiling
Crown moldings are architectural devices used to accentuate the borders on ceilings. Unlike regular wooden trims that are flush against the wall, crown moldings are fixed into the ceiling at an angle, making cuts a little trickier than usual. Crown moldings will add flare to any room, bringing a neoclassic style to plain plaster walls or ceilings. The cuts can be achieved easily with a miter table saw, which makes cleaner and faster cuts. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Place the molding upside on a miter table saw in the same angle it would be placed in the ceiling. The base of the table saw will mimic the ceiling.
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Angle the blade at a 45-degree angle. Cut the molding into two pieces, creating a scarf joint.
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Set the blade at a 45-degree angle with the blade pointing to the left. Cut the molding and keep the right side of the cut piece. Then set the blade at a 45 degree angle to the opposite side, pointing to the right. Cut the molding and keep the left side of the cut piece. Join the two pieces to create an outside corner joint.
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Set the blade at a 90-degree angle to square-cut the molding. The square-cut is a straight cut.
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Take a piece of molding that is cut at a 45-degree angle. Highlight the leading edge of the angle-cut edge with a pencil. Then cut the excess backing of the angle-cut molding following the highlight with a coping saw to create the inside corner joint. Work with the side of the molding that is going to form the corner.
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Sand away the excess wood debris from the sawed-out edge with fine-grit sandpaper.
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Joint the straight-cut molding piece with the hollowed out molding piece to form the inside corner joint.
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